G.P.MITTAL
Iqbal Singh – Appellant
Versus
Vijender Singh – Respondent
G. P. MITTAL, J.
1. The Appeal is for enhancement of compensation of Rs.35,000/- awarded in favour of the Appellant for having suffered serious injuries in a motor accident which occurred on 04.01.1989.
2. The manner of the accident is extracted from the opening para of the impugned judgment hereunder:
“….According to the petitioner, on 4.1.89 at about 6.30 P.M. he along with his brother Harjinder Singh was returning from Noida and was going to Jama Masjid on Moped No.DDY-1636 and his brother was sitting on the pillion of the Moped and when the Moped reached Ring Road, Rose Garden, in front of I.G. Stadium, a Premier-118 car hit the Moped of the petitioner. As a result of which, he fell down on the road and unfortunately, a DTC Bus No.DLP-3002 driven by respondent No.1 Vijender Singh in a rash and negligent manner and run over the petitioner and his brother Harjinder Singh. The right arm of the petitioner was completely crushed under the wheels of the bus and his brother did not suffer any serious injuries…”
3. The Appellant was removed to LNJP Hospital. He underwent a surgery on 04.01.1989. The Appellant’s condition did not improve as per the treatment papers Ex.PW2/1
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